The article explores saxophonist Peter Brötzmann's reflections on his musical relationship with Albert Ayler, emphasizing their similarities in sound and emotional intensity. Both artists were influenced by early jazz figures like Sidney Bechet. Despite Brötzmann’s acknowledgment of Ayler's profound emotional expression and spiritual ambitions in his music, he also insists on their distinct artistic paths. He contrasts Ayler's transformative spiritual approach with his own pragmatic fury aimed at challenging societal norms in post-Nazi Germany while rejecting the notion of direct influence from Ayler's work.
"You only have to listen to Ayler's first ESP-Disk records, with what kind of love and desperation this man played his own stories - and also what honesty. These are three things which are important to me, which touch me."
"From the very beginning, the titles of his tunes have documented his longing for another, better world: Spiritual Unity / Ghosts / Truth Is Marching In / Universal Message / Holy Family / Our Prayer / Spirits Rejoice... he really meant it."
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